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Paul's prayer for the Colossian church reveals how God makes us worthy through Christ, not through secret knowledge or spiritual achievement. This episode explores how the early believers were influenced by Gnosticism and other false teachings, and how Paul redirected them to true wisdom found only in relationship with Jesus.

• God's pleasure over our lives makes us reservoirs of wisdom and spiritual understanding
• Paul confronts the Gnostic heresy that valued secret knowledge over relationship with Christ
• The more we know what's true, the easier it is to recognize what's false
• Maturity comes through yielding to God's work in us, not through accumulating more information
• God has already made us worthy to receive His glorious inheritance
• Jesus rescues us completely from darkness and transfers us into His kingdom
• Spiritual growth happens as we endure life's challenges with God's strength

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0:03  Welcome to Moments to Ponder

0:30  "I've heard about you"

1:56  Paul's prayer for wisdom

3:20  Confronting false Gnostic teachings

6:21  Living worthy through God's grace

9:51  Finding hope in God's strength

12:07  Episode closing and call-to-action

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